Safety appliance for painters and the like.



H. BARMAN.

SAFETY APPLIANCE FOR PAINTERS AND THE LIKE.

' APPLIOATION FILED APR. 22, 1914.

, 1 109 276, Patented Sept. 1, 1914.

INVENTOR, WITNESSES: Barman fl By jaw". in 40.1744; QM ATTORNEY THE NORRIS PETERS C0" PHOIO-LIH'HOH WASHINGTON. D C.

HARRY BARMAN, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

SAFETY APPLIANCE FOR PAIN TERS AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 1, 1914.

Application filed Apri122, 1914. Serial No. 833,635.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY BARMAN, a

citizen of the United States, residing at and hooks the loop on the horn'whichis San Francisco, in the county of San Fran- 01800 and State of California, have -1nvented new and useful Improvements in Safety Appliances for Paintcrsjand the like, of

which the following is a specification.

Many serious and even fatal accidents occur to house painters by reason of the giving way of scaffolding upon which they stand, or of theirfalling, or being knocked, from the scaffolding. I Y I i It is the object of the present invention to provide an appliance by which any serious results from such accidents may be avoided. In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of a house upon which a painter equipped with myimproved safety appliance is at work; Fig. 2 is a similar View showing the position of the painter when the scaffolding has given way; Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the device. Referring to the drawing, 1 indicates a strong leather belt, which is firmly secured around the waist ofthe painter orother person engaged at work on the side of a building. Before so securing it, said belt,

is passed through a loop 2 at the lower end of a strap 3 to the upper end of which strapis secured a snap hook 4. Into said hook is snapped a ring 6. Fromoppositesides of said ring extend horizontally two horns 7, both curved, but in opposite directions from the plane of the ring. The reason for providing two horns is that one horn will always be in the proper position for per forming its function at whichever side of the ring the hook is snapped into the ring 6'. In using this appliance a rope 8 is secured at its upper end to the top of the building and at its lower end to the ground. The painter or other artisan, having-adjusted the belt aroundhis waist, and standing on'th'e scaffolding 9, with the strap 3 in front, draws through the ring toward him from the side next the buildinga'loop of the rope, and then gives it a half left-handed turn,

ing the snap hook from the ring, and then sliding to the ground. As the scaffolding is lowered with the progress'of the work, the painter adjusts the rope by unfastening the former loop and passing. through the ring a loop in'a lower securing it as before. A very small degree of looseness of the rope hanging from the top of the building will give the painter considerable freedom of movement on either side of the direct'vertical linethrough the rope.

placed at the back of painters from the'scaifolding itself giving way, or

the painter falling from the front side of thelscaifolding, or otherwise.

her, ,anda ropehaving a" bight around a I portion of said rigid member, and extending While the law in some States requires a railing to be scafiolding, yet this only eliminates part of thefaccidents, and accidents frequently occur part of therope and g I upwardly and downwardly therefrom, the

downwardly extending portion of said rope passing between, and being compressed by,

said member andthe upwardly'extending,

portionof the rope.

Intestimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing.

witnesses.

Witnesses A r F. M. WRIG T,

, D. B. RICHARDS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Gommissioner of Patents,

. Washington, I). 0 v i I i HARRYBAR ANL i 

